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July 13th, 2012 
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Emergency services examine the wreckage. (ABC TV)
Video: Pilot killed in twin engine plane crash
(ABC News)
Adam Gaffney, 27, died when his twin engine plane crashed moments after taking off from Broome Airport on Wednesday night.
Police say the pilot lived in Broome and had completed more than 400 hours of night flying on the same route.
Three investigators from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, a pilot and two engineers, are investigating the crash.
ATSB Spokesman Richard Davies says his team will remain on site for several days, trying to piece together what went wrong but it could take several months to complete the investigation.
“We will interview people amongst the aviation community who’re involved in the operation of this aircraft and then analysing that data over the coming months,” he said.
“We might have some ideas that point us in a certain direction but the ATSB operates on factual information only and until we are sure of our facts, we won’t give any indication of what caused the accident until we are absolutely sure.”
Mr Gaffney’s cousin Frank Mainella says he was enjoying his life in Broome and had recently become engaged.
“Every time I was talking to him he was just so happy to be up there and with his fiancée and really enjoying life and doing what he loved,” he said.
Golden Eagle Airlines has paid tribute to the pilot.
The airline says it is mourning the loss of a friend and expressed condolences to the man’s family and friends.
Police say the initial search for the wreckage had been hindered by conflicting witness reports.
Witnesses told police they saw lights from the plane possibly entering the water off Cable Beach, sparking a sea search involving an aircraft and seven boats.
However four hours later, a marine rescue volunteer found the plane in sand dunes, two kilometres south of the airport and 200 metres from the ocean.
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